- Constitutional Court of Kosovo
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Constitutional Court of Kosovo Established 2009 Jurisdiction 
Republic of Kosovo[a]Location Pristina Composition method Legislative & executive selection Authorized by Constitution Judge term length 6 years Number of positions 9 Website http://www.gjk-ks.org President Currently Enver Hasani, Ph. D. The Constitutional Court of Kosovo (Albanian: Gjykata Kushtetuese e Kosovës; Serbian: Ustavni sud Kosova) is the final authority for the interpretation of the Constitution of Kosovo and the compliance of laws in accordance with the constitution.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo is located in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo[1].
Contents
Composition
The Constitutional Court is composed of nine judges, appointed by the President of the Republic upon the proposal of the Assembly of Kosovo.
Members of the court are:
- Enver Hasani (Albanian)
- Gjyljeta Mushkolaj (Albanian)
- Iliriana Islami (Albanian)
- Kadri Kryeziu (Albanian)
- Altay Suroi (Turkish)
- Ivan Čukalović (Serb)
With international judges:
- Snezhana Botusharova-Doicheva (Bulgaria)
- Robert Carolan (U.S.A.)
- Almiro Simões Rodrigues (Portugal)
Organisation
Notable decisions
On 30 March 2011 the Constitutional Court of Kosovo declared that the constitution was broken during the election of Behgjet Pacolli as President.[1]
Notes
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 85 UN member states.
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